Govt set to require safety measures in taxis

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:53a.m.

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The Government looks set to make increased security measures in all taxis compulsory in the wake of high profile attacks.

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10 Feb 2010 04:52p.m.

karen wrote:

Will the fares drop once these security cameras have been paid for- doubt it- no one i have talked to can understand why cameras had to be made complulsory if their was concern for the safety of the drivers.

10 Feb 2010 03:16p.m.

john wrote:

i agree cameras dont stop drive offs at service stations do they?

The federation would be screaming if screens were made compulsory, that is not what they want.

ther is more to this than meets the eye
when is the media and the govt going to stop bowing down to the taxi federations demands and realize that the federation only represent about one third of the taxi drivers in this country.

could it be that they are only pushing for expensive security options cause they think it will be the end of non-federation companies?

wake up news media - get all the facts - speak to some other people that are not represented by the federation. Many non-federation companies have tried to join the federation but have been refused.

AGAIN- REDDISH IS NOT THE SPOKES PERSON FOR THE TAXI INDUSTRY IN NZ.

10 Feb 2010 12:32p.m.

Lightseed wrote:

do they prefer the camera option because it is the cheapest option? Camera is not going to save lives, it will only give footage of the next murder. It's time cab companies stop pretending they care, they don't, otherwise all cabs would of had screens put in them 14 months ago after the last murder.

10 Feb 2010 12:27p.m.

Alex wrote:

Good for the taxi drivers, but what about the consumers, many of whom have no intention of attacking drivers nor evading fares. Now we will have to face hikes in fares because recently some criminal decided to murder a driver.